Students may qualify for HEROES if they meet any one of the following criteria:

 

Membership in Davidson's Young Scholars

 

Membership in the Study of Exceptional Talent

 

Score of at least 3 standard deviations above the mean on any of the following IQ tests:

 

• Stanford Benet IV or V

• Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV

• Woodcock-Johnson Cognitive Battery-III

• Differential Abilities Scale-II

 

Score of at least 3 standard deviations above the mean on any of the following achievement tests

 

• Kaufman Test of Educational Achievement-II

• Wechsler Individual Achievement Test – II

• Woodcock-Johnson Test of Achievement-III

 

Meet or exceed any one of the following scores:

	Age on Date of Test
Test	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
SAT
Critical Reading					620	640	660	700	760
Math					640	660	680	710	780
Writing					610	630	660	690	750
ACT
English					26	28	29	31	34
Math					26	27	28	30	34
Reading					28	29	30	32	34
Science					25	26	27	29	33
PSAT/NMSQT
Critical Reading				55	58	61	66	73
Math				58	61	64	69	75
Writing				54	56	60	66	74
SCAT
Math	450	465	480	485	490
Verbal	450	455	465	470	475
EXPLORE
English	19	21	22	23
Math	18	19	21	25
Reading	18	19	21	25
Science	19	20	21	23
MAP
Math	234	241	249	255	258	262	265
Reading	227	232	236	239	241	244	245
Language Usage	226	230	233	236	238	240	242
General Science	218	222	225	228	230	233
Science Concepts	216	221	224	227	229	231

 

Other nationally normed tests will be considered on a case-by case basis. In general, the score must be at least in the 95th percentile when compared to students at least three years older than the applicant. Contact HEROESgifted@gmail.com for consideration using other tests.

 

Meet ONE of the above requirements?

Join HEROES